Article archive / January 1, 2016
Originally published: . Volume 7, No. 1. Source pages: 4.
The prevalence of children diagnosed with ADHD has soared, increasing 43 percent in the last decade, said researchers in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry using data from Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics, a part of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Statistics from the Center for Disease Control ranked Louisiana first in the percentage of children taking medication for ADHD and third in the percentage of youngsters who have a current ADHD diagnosis.
Data was collected through 2011. According to the CDC, 15.8 percent of children in Louisiana have been told by a health care provided that he or she has ADHD. This compares to 11% nationwide.
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